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@jirya957

20 күн бұрын

ill be honest make it all analonge and mechanical. I will add the tech myself. Even though it saves them money (I get it) I can personalize to myliking as longe as your maintain my warranty.

@horseathalt7308

20 күн бұрын

There are plenty of states in the USA that have no inspections or emissions checks so you could import a new Hilux and register it easily. Someone should look into volume purchases so that you could get a cheaper trip on the boat over.

@LegendStormcrow

20 күн бұрын

The chicken tax is easily defeated. The CAFE standards however...

@jimjam5570

7 күн бұрын

Make a petition to exclude japan from the chicken tax. Why did we tarriff foreign trucks because of something Europe did anyway? Makes no sense. Were we getting lots of trucks from europe?

@LegendStormcrow

7 күн бұрын

@@jimjam5570 i don't understand why it still exists at all.

Quit buying this crap people... Force them to build an affordable truck....I wont pay over $30,000 for daily transportation,,,

@lockandloadlikehell

21 күн бұрын

Uhh the government mandates it with all the heavy safety shtt

@carlosb1

21 күн бұрын

Its funny how people blame the car producers for all the crap they have made but the people are the ones who vote with their wallets.

@xiondFirst

21 күн бұрын

Blame the company not the people. People just happen to be stuck. Nobody did anything when inflation happened now this. People have little power over price hikes. It's the companies that gouge you because that's what they've learned from last 100 years.

@Tlayne21

21 күн бұрын

The trucks aren’t expensive they are only over priced.. literally nothing but headlights and interior change and every year they slap 5-10k increase on it

@persperspersp2866

20 күн бұрын

@@lockandloadlikehell all that costs less than 10k of the car's price, so its not that. Try harder.

We will never get the Toyota Hulux.

@425superRocket

21 күн бұрын

Sad but true. Despite the fact that Toyota and other Japanese brands already build cars and trucks in America.

@tespenkr9924

20 күн бұрын

American automakers made sure the Toyota Hulix could never compete with all the taxes and tariffs.

@walterwhite1

20 күн бұрын

Thanks Joe Biden 😂

@wilsand69

20 күн бұрын

In Central America the Toyota Hilux is just like the Tacoma named Hilux but only Diesel

@kymw7833

20 күн бұрын

Hey guys we have the Hilux here in Australia in SR5 its is 72k thats Dual cab 4x4 and we only have 2.8 D4D diesel engine now the V6 petrol finished in 2012 Kym Adelaide

Doesn't matter if the MSRP is $15k, Everyone will go to buy them, then the dealers will take on a market adjustments of $25K. Boom back to $40k

@davidoutside

20 күн бұрын

Yeah for real. Look at the maverick even

@talisikid1618

20 күн бұрын

No they won’t. People just want buy them.

@AnAlternitivePerspective

20 күн бұрын

Banks wont approve a loan for 300% of the vehicles value for anyone

@redwolfexr

18 күн бұрын

Americans won't buy them at 15K -- TOO many compromises for American tastes. In Thailand they are already $16K, so it would be in the 20s here easy. For a 2L I4 at that.

@nc3826

2 күн бұрын

it's called supply and demand.... If a manufacturer or the dealer sells it below the price, dictated by its supply and demand curve... The trucks in short supply, will just get bought by insiders and resold at a higher price.... Check out the history of the USSR...(.NVM it's all a conspiracy LMAO) the only real solution is an increase in production, which takes time, KISS... the Maverick is slowly getting there... but who cares I thought most truck lovers, dismiss the Maverick is not being a truck?

The best part of older vehicles is the lack of all the BS surveillance tech that comes standard in modern cars & trucks.

@lifequest7453

20 күн бұрын

Well this is true. and the gov has mandated that future cars/trucks have cameras inside the vehicle so they can see you

@user-gx4ky6ct8c

20 күн бұрын

@@lifequest7453 Electrical tape works wonders. All this technology will one day be used to limit mileage and destinations, as well as prevent driving on certain days. The kill switch will arrive in the form of preventing DUI. Of course everyone will get on board with that. After it is accepted the kill switch will morph into its intended function.

@horseathalt7308

20 күн бұрын

@@lifequest7453 I'll disable any cameras that would be observing my while driving. Same with black boxes, those things will be hacked and disabled.

@ruger6049

20 күн бұрын

@@lifequest7453 Bullshit.

@capnkirk5528

Күн бұрын

@@ruger6049 💯

End government restrictions.

@user-gx4ky6ct8c

21 күн бұрын

SCOTUS striking down Chevron does just that. I think we'll see some favorable changes soon.

@Amenhir1

20 күн бұрын

This is so ridiculous it's not funny. Do you actually believe that the removal of restrictions is going to cause big corporations to suddenly start cutting consumers a break? All we'll end up with is huge overpriced trucks that instead of having to get 25 mpg they'll only need 6. Corporations are not in it to serve the customers, they're in it to make shed loads of money. The only way removing restrictions will hurt their bottom line is they remove the 25 yr gray import rule. Take that away and allow customers to import these cheap vehicles might do something. That will never happen.

@BigBadJohnDiesel

20 күн бұрын

​@@user-gx4ky6ct8cit's a good start anyway. However, the laws are still on the books.

@horseathalt7308

20 күн бұрын

@@BigBadJohnDiesel Unconstitutional laws CANNOT be enforced, even if they are on the books, if we had officials that actually honored their oaths of office.

@williamsherman6995

20 күн бұрын

It takes a nuanced approach...

I don’t know how people are justifying $1000+ per month truck payments. Insanity.

@steverussell6642

Күн бұрын

For sure that's like a second house payment almost.

The U.S manufacturers have the ability to make a 10-15k truck now. They choose not to because they know they can make much more margin off the bigger trucks. Truth is, through consumerism, most people feel they need bigger vehicle with bells and whistles when these smaller, manual, vehicles would be perfect. People aspire to want more and dont want to settle for such a cheap vehicle. Unfortunately, cars have become such a status symbol it will never take off.

@anselpeneloperainblossom-s3489

21 күн бұрын

They cannot. Systems like mandated stability control, traction control, antilock, etc are expensive. I bet that shit is 30-40% of the price

@LK-bz9sk

21 күн бұрын

Also what would big oil do if we were all driving 4 banger 1.8 liter small trucks getting twice the gas mileage than the current behemoths

@muskokamike127

21 күн бұрын

I worked construction and trades for decades. Sorry, no. Most working guys who use trucks as trucks don't give a rat's ass about all the goo gaws and jimmy jims. They'd trade digital dash, screens, lane assist all that crap for a reliable drive train. Why? Because we run on profit margins. All that garbage does is end up costing me money. Can't use my truck because the touch screen went down? software updates? lane assist is malfunctioning? I know one mech (ford) bought a new F150 and 2 wks in it went into limp mode ON THE HIGHWAY because the sensor lost contact with the key. I have ZERO issue with having to put a key into an ignition.

@BShine-ei7hn

21 күн бұрын

@muskokamike127 I completely agree with you but you are in the minority. Most people want luxurious mall crawlers and suvs.

@InuranusBrokoff

20 күн бұрын

​@@anselpeneloperainblossom-s3489You'd bet wrong.

So a 25% extra tax on a $11000 car is $2750. So at $13750 before sales tax and fees is still crazy affordable. So they could just charge the tax and people would still buy like crazy cuz the truck over all would still be less than 20k.

@GROGU123

10 күн бұрын

It won’t meet modern safety standards. A death trap.

@nashvilleoutlaw

8 күн бұрын

It's not the tax. It's the government cafe standards. To build an s10 today it would need to get 53+mpg for its size and still pass emissions. Not counting safty standards that increase weight like airbags and extra structural reinforcement

It's not just the chicken tax, the epa CAFE standards also incentivise larger footprint vehicles. Yep, only the government could cone up with a rule that tries to lower emissions, but actually ends up incentivising massive trucks with big engines, completely defeating the purpose. Also, even if they came out with a 15k truck, the price would double within a couple weeks. The demand would be just too great, this is exactly what happened with the maverick, it came out at 19k and the demand crippled supply and because Ford makes little margins on the maverick, they were not in a hurry to ramp up production. Instead they realized people were willing to pay upwards of 40k for the upper end models, and so it's in their interest to keep supply at a level that supports that price because consumers are dumb enough to buy it. It all boils down to the consumers, as long as we're dumb enough to keep paying exhorbant prices, they have no incentive to lower prices. Add on top of that, now banks and manufacturers are stretching loan terms to 7, 8, even ten years, the dumb consumers say, YEP! As long as the monthly payment is low, sign me up, this isn't going to change anytime soon

@LegendStormcrow

20 күн бұрын

The CAFE standard is the most painful part.

@capnkirk5528

Күн бұрын

@@LegendStormcrow More correctly, the manufacturers had a hand in WRITING that law and "gamed" the standards. Because nothing says ethical like absolutely defeating the intent of the rules to make more money. or to put it another way ... "ethical American CEO" is a contradiction in terms.

@LegendStormcrow

12 сағат бұрын

@@capnkirk5528 Yes, but it also bars US buyers from some pretty awesome rigs. It also bars companies from building what I need.

I stopped buying new trucks several years ago. Now I just keep my old trucks running myself. Won't be long before the entire country's roads look like Havana.

I hope all the manufacturers start taking massive losses and get their prices fixed

@lifequest7453

20 күн бұрын

I have NO REMORSE for the manufacturers going down due to no sales.

Even with 25% tax. It's still under 20k. Bring it.

@TheKawalerzysta

19 күн бұрын

CAFE standard kills any chance of it coming here.

Meanwhile I'm driving around a Ford Focus with 252,000 miles. Paid off baby!

@horseathalt7308

20 күн бұрын

@@lifequest7453 Bingo! I have a 94 Honda Accord LX 2L 4cylinder and a 96 VW Golf GL 2L 4 cylinder manual transmission, these things are driven daily and are bulletproof and super reliable. I will NEVER sell them and the mfrs are making NOTHING today that even remotely appeals to me.

@84567297

20 күн бұрын

200k 2010 fusion. Paid off but man it’s startin to be a money pit. The things fallin apart.

@BangBang-hk4rg

20 күн бұрын

1991 Honda CRX with 289k 🤣👍

@dustincollins16

20 күн бұрын

I still drive my 2013 civic daily with 331000 miles to work every day. Also have paid off 2020 honda accord

@horseathalt7308

20 күн бұрын

I'm still driving my old 94 Honda Accord LX and VW Golf GL, both have 2L four cylinder gas engines and I will never sell them!

I had a 1994 Nissan regular cab hardbody that I bought new.. It was so stripped that it didn't even have AC or a Radio. Don't remember exactly what I paid for it but it was well under $10K, I want to say $8K and some change. Best vehicle I've ever owned, it was bomb proof. Drove in 165K before I sold it and nothing had broke on it nothing.

@spacecowboy3456

20 күн бұрын

Had a 93 Isuzu PUP, no AC, no rear bumber. Bought if for $8900. I drove it from Miami to the California bay area twice. Never 1 issue and it got close to 60 miles a gallon on the highway.

@quademasters249

20 күн бұрын

The 90's were peak years for Japan. We'll never see those days again. Even the Japanese are subject to "enshitification" these days.

That small Toyota pickup truck is sweet. Its biggest drawback no extended cab. Extended cab if you want to pull over and rest to recline the seat or a place to put tools.

Thank you for the content, always entertaining. I think the CAFE standards had more to do with the loss of small trucks, especially US made ones. I think the chicken tax does have some impact, but that is for imports - they could've made the trucks in the USA. The CAFE rules the EPA implemented relates emissions to vehicle size. Instead of lowering small truck emissions (probably HP too), they just make bigger trucks because bigger trucks are allowed to make more pollution. I was around when the tax was implemented. As I recall, the idea was the small truck buyers would buy cars instead of more expensive bigger trucks, thus lowering pollution. That of course did not happen since most truck buyers have at least some utilitarian use for their trucks.

@GOLFandWRX

20 күн бұрын

@lifequest7453 the EPA rules still read that small trucks are only allowed small emissions regardless of what engine is in them. Larger vehicles get to pollute more. So small trucks with small engines are okay, but Americans don't really like slow stuff. I remember driving up Mt. Lassen in a small Chevy truck. I couldn't maintain a speed over 40 mph on the steep switchbacks. Kept having to pull over and let traffic pass me by.

Spot on. We need a cheap truck option for the US. I will never buy another truck until prices come down. So, maybe never again. 😢

I had a 2003 Tacoma Base automatic 2 door pick-up that I sold last year with 125,000 miles on it. What a mistake! That was the best vehicle I've ever owned!

If Toyota was smart they would just bring them to the USA as a UTV and bypass the truck import restrictions ! Much like Mahindra did !!!!

@MotorFeed

21 күн бұрын

They sure are small enough to do that.

@GOLFandWRX

21 күн бұрын

EPA mandates that small vehicles have smaller pollution levels, nothing to do with the chicken tax. So they would need to make weak trucks, or very clean running ones to comply.

@BabyJesus440

21 күн бұрын

They could also just build them here and not worry about import costs

@cigarsgunsandgasoline8032

21 күн бұрын

Give it the Subaru Brat jump seats!

@RobertFoley

20 күн бұрын

I think I read one thing making "undesirable" for Toyota is that the smaller frame and lack of safety features (air bags and all the smart drive crap) would make it very difficult to get approved in the US market in 2024.

The Hilux Champ, even with a 25% tariff would still be a bargain in the country. It would sell quite well, and have the Big Three crying. Speaking of the Big Three, they have no interest in anything being affordable. The Maverick is not a truck. It's a four door sedan with an open air truck.

@MotorFeed

21 күн бұрын

Totally. I’ll pay that 25%.

@laraserviciosca5983

20 күн бұрын

Made in México free trade usa

I would definitely be into getting a cheap, but not cheaply made, truck. 5 speed manual and I'd even settle for roll up windows . A/C, great stereo with all the hookups , cruise control AND NO STOP START. That's it.

I drove a Hilux in Afghanistan for 10 months with a .50 Cal mounted. My favorite truck, so reliable it drove through IED explosions, mortar IDF, tons of direct 7.62 hits. Nothing like her!

@cabuco2006

19 күн бұрын

Dependable work horse unlike the mall crawlers here in the west

I paid $9000 back in the year 2000 for Ford Rangers with V6s for work trucks. Best domestic small truck ever made for the dollar. Even if it was essentially a Mazda and vice versa. Now Ford wants people to spend $50-35k on Mavericks that aren't as capable. And we in the U.S. aren't ever getting a $15k truck because of government regulated safety, pollution and CAFE standards. Besides, Ford is selling all the Mavericks they can make so there's no incentive to make anything cheaper from them or anyone else.

@michaelhungate7506

21 күн бұрын

Did those Rangers have the 3.0 Vulcan or the 4 0?

@robertyoung8289

20 күн бұрын

You stole my thunder . Yes..buy a pre turbo Ranger. They are bomb proof fun to drive and practical. My 07 is here to stay.

@robertkubrick3738

20 күн бұрын

Ford only made about 64k Mavericks the first year, they sure did guess wrong. If they only made $2k profit on a Maverick, that's $37k more profit than F150 Lightning!

@Bigfoothawk

19 күн бұрын

I drove a 2005 4.0 for work. It was a gutless truck and the cheapest interior I've ever been in.

@robertkubrick3738

19 күн бұрын

@@Bigfoothawk Those were the old pushrod engine. The OHC engines were considerably more peppy.

This channel is SO good. Pure value from front to back. Another good episode, guys. Keep it up! How do we get our own Hilux Champ in the USA?? Also, whatever happened to Canoo??

I worked at a dealership as a driver. I would pick up a Ram truck with a sticker price of 80k plus, and I was doing it because it was sold and a customer was waiting for it. The answer is actually pretty simple. Stop paying ridiculous prices.

We have 3 full size trucks in the family,. I just picked up a chevy s10 pickup the plates & city sticker is the same price as a full size truck,. That is just crazy

Toyota needs to bring back the V-8

Finally people are coming to realize the truth on why we can't get affordable trucks on the states. Thank you for bringing more light to this ridiculous and out of touch tariff.

Sheesh, Driving a manual transmission is not tough to do.

@MotorFeed

21 күн бұрын

It's easy and sometimes a lot of fun. That whole man & machine connection!

@GMCGUY-

21 күн бұрын

MAYBE EASY FOR YOU NOT FOR MANY PEOPLE THEY WERE NEVER TAUGHT

@GMCGUY-

21 күн бұрын

I was taught back in the early 90s my grandfather taught me on his Subaru, Justy it was a 4cyl small little car but perfect for someone to learn on and that's what he taught me on. He had beter cars then this but this was the only stick shift that he owned. I actually was shocked on the power in that little car. My dad put an Air intake system inside of it. Beter gas mileage and way morw power my grandfather said I think it had after that being installed 110HP

@GMCGUY-

21 күн бұрын

BARLY ANYTHING BUT I REALLY MISS DRIVEING STICK SHIFT

@bassmaster4406

20 күн бұрын

@@GMCGUY- I taught myself in one afternoon My dad said you can use my car this weekend. I got it in and learned. It was that or stay home. Taking my girlfriend to the football game that Friday was a motivational factor. 👍👍

Another thing, the EPA encourages the US to build bigger vehicles because they don't have to be as strict on emissions, so of course they're going to build bigger vehicles that cost more.

@lifequest7453

20 күн бұрын

They had been getting EPA credits when they sold the EV's. With no EV sales, no credits, which equates to no gas trucks.....

Big 3 automakers threatening the 3rd bomb if that affordable truck ever comes here.

I bought a new Nissan Hardbody in 1991 for $6999 in California while in the Navy. Sold it in ‘98. Was still running great. 👍

The biggest problem with the "affordable" pickup is corporate greed. Look at when then Maverick came out. A pickup marketed with a $19,995 proce tag gets to a dealership finally only to be marked up $10-20k

Heck, a $15k truck would sell like crazy.

If Toyota won't bring the truck here, can they at least bring the beds with retrofit kits? Maybe sell them as a trailer kit? And bring all the bed accessories they come up with for other markets too.

So how did the 15k truck change anything?

On the 22R-E you have to keep an eye on the OEM timing chain guides. They’re made of plastic and will break after becoming brittle with age and miles. If you neglect to replace a broken one (almost always it’s the driver’s side that breaks) the chain will eventually eat its way through the timing cover, mixing the coolant and oil. I’ve got a ‘91 pick-up that I had to replace the guides on (with steel ones). When I pulled the valve cover off, there was already a decent groove being worn into the timing cover by the chain.

We will never see a $15K vehicle, let alone a truck in the USA ever!

@MotorFeed

20 күн бұрын

You’re probably right.

Why didn't the chicken tax create a huge boon in domestic manufacturing of cheap trucks?

I saw an article a few days ago that Mazda is looking at bringing out a new new updated B2 class pick up truck with a price tag of about $25,000. I am waiting with bated breath to see if this happens.

Toyota will not sell it in the USA they refuse to even sell the Yaris here anymore profit margin is to low.

Just got a 2023 Toyota Certified Pre-owned Tacoma V6 4x4 SR5 with 22K miles for 33K in California. Used prices seem to be dropping quickly

Another great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

I live in the Philippines, I bought a 2023 Ford Ranger next-gen wildtrak 4x4 (built in Thailand) for $34,000. Runs great

@robertkubrick3738

20 күн бұрын

I bought a Hilux G crew cab Automatic 2.4L diesel for equivalent of $24k USD in 2023. I should have bought two. It gets better fuel mileage in town than a Vios manual.

@lifequest7453

20 күн бұрын

My 1986 K10 pickup was $10,000, lol, still have it.

I wish I could find a $15,000. truck and a pair of those shorts!

They have Toyota factories here in the US and Canada, why don't they assemble the small Hi Lux's there?

@robertkubrick3738

20 күн бұрын

Because they still can't meet CAFE Standards.

@robertkubrick3738

20 күн бұрын

@@lifequest7453 I get asked this all the time. Google could explain it better but the gist is CAFE Standards say the the longer the wheelbase and the wider the track of the wheels side to side the lower your fuel mileage can be. If the manufacturer doesn't meet CAFE Standards they are fined for every car that doesn't meet standards. An old Datsun or Toyota 1977 mini pickup would have to get about 47mpg if made today.

@ToddMalz

20 күн бұрын

@@robertkubrick3738 Ah, ok, gotcha.

@Bigfoothawk

19 күн бұрын

Tacoma is built in mexico. Do some research.

Colorado Trail Boss package I got mine 36k out the door ordered it. Everything you need not breaking the bank.

I won't buy a new car. Between the tariffs and having to pay union workers, an affordable car is not possible in the US.

This is exactly why you hold on to those old trucks that were more basic and reliable in nature. Those prices are absolutely insane!!! I will just hold on and keep driving my 1999 F-150 that just does the job and keeps going forever.

The Tundru is $65k and the engine will only last around 15,000 miles ... :)

@robertkubrick3738

20 күн бұрын

New engine under warranty.

@robertkubrick3738

20 күн бұрын

Maybe new engine under warranty 3 times!

GREAT video ..... ENJOY having your sister in the videos !!! More interesting have the vid "bounce" in segments between both of you 🤔😁👍👍

@MotorFeed

21 күн бұрын

Thanks. She'll eventually have some videos on her own. Just a lot to learn right now.

@resetadvantagehauling

20 күн бұрын

Now is best. ​@@MotorFeed

Just picked up an 83 F350 Crew Cab in Idaho for $1,000. Needs some work but once fixed up it'll never cost me as much as a new truck would. All we need is simplicity in a truck.

I like and WOW amazing TY so much ,,Keep up the great work

As you stated in your closing statement, whoever can figure this out first is going to win. The problem is, none of them are going to want that prize.

Best video yet !!! You both were hustling with all the coverage and detail !!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I can confirm the 22R engine I have an 85 4runner with 187k miles gets turned on 2 times every Thursday for street sweeping days and I’m sure it’s been leaking oil for the last 5 years and still turns on no issues😂

What happened to the small pickup truck Toyota was supposed to be releasing soon. The Toyota Stout was going to compete with the Maverick. Saw plenty of people talking about it. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Plain and simple when it comes to the lower to midline truck you should be able to get one of those 40,000 tops

When̈ a GM employee can't even afford what his own company produces, that speaks volumes! American auto manufacturers have been letting the consumer down for years, making their product cheaper in quality and more expensive in price. This is why most people are seeking older stuff that is more reliable from the 90's to early 2000's.

I'm thankful that I bought my truck pre-covid!

Have a Nissan Frontier extra cab. I paid $ 10,500 in showroom condition with 10k miles on it. I have had it for 18 years ! It only has 165k on it, and runs like a top ! Looks new also ! Will never sell it ! Nothing breaks or stops working. Roll up windows. 😊

I'm still driving my dads old 2003 Silverado 2500HD LT. I found the original sale receipt and it was $35K with the 6.6L diesel. Its still cheaper for me to maintain it than it is to buy a new truck.

Should you be allowed to drive a truck if you cant drive a manual. I dont think so

The sad reality is it is better to go to an auction place, get an early 00s truck for a couple grand. Use and abuse it as a truck for a year or two at most. Then rinse and repeat.

I would glady pay an additional 25% for a new 15k truck with warranty and all the lovely features of the truck this video is about.

8 years ago I bought a low mileage 4 door 2003 Chevy Tracker ZR2 V6 4X4 for $4500. I installed a trailer hitch and new tires. It now has 78k miles. I can hook up a utility trailer if I need a pickup. Today's prices are insane. If I needed a tow vehicle I would buy used and get a good V8 with a decent transmission. GM has a class action law suit over their newer transmissions.

Been loving my 2016 gmc canyon slt diesel. Cheaper per mile than 92 buick 3800 on fuel. Bought it this month for $17500 with 146,000 miles still runs good. Can't believe they dropped the 25mpg combined 2.8 duramax. Should make a wt model with that engine and it would get even better mileage but that makes too good of sence.

It's all in how you option them. If you have to have 4x4, off-road equipment, the most powerful engine, deluxe interior, all the electronics/software packages, and crew cab....you will pay dearly for it.

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want a cheap small truck again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These "cheap" truck prices are hilarious.

I have a 2001 trd off road tacoma and i will never sell it

Thanks for sharing 👍👍

This is great news. For expats like myself, in countries were we now live, and the small Toyota trucks are for sale. I would buy two.

The main reason for the expense is the requirement for air bags, crash test standards, and “nanny” requirements like rear view cameras, lane monitoring, etc. the Champ and,,, there was a Tata in India that sold for like $5000 American dollars, but they can never sell them here because the safety regulations to keep us safe from ourselves. But if you were in a head-on crash in one of those versus a suburban! Ouch!

I could literally smell the interior of the black toyota truck. They all smelled the same. I had a really nice silver '92 4x4 with the 22RE and 5 speed. Came with steel wheels, but I put chrome wheels on it like the one in the vid, and a good sound system. I miss the simplicity. I always liked the Tee E brake, and clutch override button too. I bought it used with about 20,000 miles for $12,000.

@MotorFeed

20 күн бұрын

I took a deep breath. Lol.

@ArnoldsDesign

20 күн бұрын

@@MotorFeed Yes, I would too!

So if the25% "chicken tax" is keeping the $10K Toyota pickup from coming to the USA, does that mean that import pickup trucks already being sold here are 10% higher than they should be?

My truck is a 2002 Chevy work truck. I bought it for $9K in 22, it had 84K miles. It now has 114K. It's a regular cab, long bed with AC, manual locks and windows, and automatic tranny with 2 wheel drive. No carpet, cloth seats, and AM-FM radio. Nothing to give a lot of problems. I don't know what I would do with a really nice expensive new truck. I would be terrified to actually use it for a truck. Why?

I keep hearing, "Manual transmission.... which, a lot of people just can't drive anymore." Come on, ANYONE can learn to drive one in what, half an hour. Once they get the hang of it, they'll get better at it, like so many of us did. You're right by saying so, but it doesn't have to be this way.

The big thing with Nissan pickups, you can also get them way cheaper for the Titans my friends dad picked up one from a friend for 9k with 150k miles on it for a 2012 model

If im spending $10k for a truck. Its gonna be the 3rd gen Ranger

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Probably a safe bet. Or outgoing 23 Tacoma.

I think the main problem is what the NHTSA mandating. For example, back up cameras are mandatory and that adds cost. Right now blind spot monitors and adaptive cruise control isn't required by law, but I have a feeling that eventually it will be standard. On top of that, the US has some of the strictest emission standards in the world which eliminates a boatload of cars on the market. The Hilux Champ has a 2.4L diesel and is probably not to EPA standards for import.

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Even with a 25% tax a $15,000 truck would still be under $20,000 but it would still have to meet all the safety requirements and pollution control standards!

Ile do you one better. I have a museum quality 73 Chevy luv in my garage. Of course she's got a Corvette engine now but originally sold for less than 2000k with just under a 1500 lb payload! Bring back a REAL mini truck.

Maybe another way to look at it? Back in 2009, I bought a Silverado 2500HD 4wd, std cab to haul a 5th wheel we just bought. I really wanted an extended cab, and in 2011, I got a good excuse to buy one. GM had combined the 2500 and 3500. The new 2500HD was basically a 3500HD, Front end/rear end, xfer case, most all the frame, engine/trans. So I bought a 2012 ext cab LT w/some nice options for +$6,000 and my 2009 w/almost no miles. My Insurance guy said the GM 2500/3500 were, according to their research, the longest lasting vehicle in the US still registered and in use today!! Wow! So for $55,650 (numbers here), you get the 6.0 V8, PS, PB, auto trans, radio, 4-doors, all safety equipment. Add a bed rug ($500), and cap (~$2500) = $58,650, now you have a new vehicle, lots of room to do anything, and it will last 20+ years, 500k+ miles!! Comfy, safe, mostly trouble free, go anywhere, tow most things, all looking good doing it!! While Joe Blow next door replaced his "yuppie-mobile" 3 times!! As for my 2012 ext cab, it's now 12 years old, has 33k miles (I retired), and runs like the day I bought it. (change oil!!!) Thx!!, --gary

It’s amazing. But in my experience, people will always try to outdo their neighbours, which means you won’t see too many of these on the road.

I'll believe it when I see it on my dealers lot.

The gauges are analog NOT Manuel.

A GM executive was being asked why trucks have gotten so expensive. The GM executive's reply was, "it was because all the consumer demand that pickups be made as safe as a car and all the electronic features that were in family cars, consumers wanted the same equipment." I have only wanted a truck with power windows/locks, tilt wheel, cruise, rear back up camera, bluetooth and satellite radio. They can keep all the other electronic gizmos. They used to make trucks like this, people knew how to drive better as well. Driving skills were taught. People that buy a truck with all the safety gizmo boxes all checked, shouldn't be driving a vehicle that large if they aren't capable of parking it. I see it every day, either crooked, not parked right or takes them 9 tries to get parked, back up or just navigate. Trucks used to not be as big as they are and its ridiculous. Park a new full size standard truck next to the same model but maybe a 1990 year model. The 1990 will look like a mid size truck next to a current generation truck. There is absolutely no reason for it.

I bet it doesn't have many safety features. With safety features added it would probably be $25,000 before dealer mark-ups.

We had Datsun\Nissan in the Caribbean and Toyota single cab truck. Those vehicles handled the inclines of the mountains without a problem.

I've a car, but I find that I only use the HomeLink (garage door), the HVAC (I don't need the dual zone feature), and the sound system. I use none of silly screen menu options, I don't have a moonroof (love not having it), and I don't have power seats. What I do like is the upgraded interior trim. So, I have least expensive trim to get it. But, I would prefer more a la carte options and the automakers can do it. The manufacturing systems are very flexible. They choose not give the consumer the options separately.

surprised you didn't mention the cafe standards and the epa rule that force inefficient trucks to replace the affordable ones..

Our overinflated safety standards along with a small simple truck not able to offer a high gross profit makes this impossible for the US market. I had both a Toyota and Nissan 4 cylinder manual transmission truck and wish they were still offered.

A $10,000 truck with a 25% tax is still only $12,500. That's a set of wheels and tires for American trucks

Safety standards in the US requires lots of costly additions

This was an issue when something like the Maverick came out. It's a unibody turd that they want to sell for over $30k. This helps automobile manufacturers goose prices up on larger models

Had a 92 Toyota truck with the 22R, it thrived on abuse and neglect

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